Nothing was in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had put there at Horeb, , where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 16:34 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron placed it before the testimony to be preserved. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron laid it up before the Testimony to be kept [in the ark]. [Heb. 9:4.] American Standard Version (1901) As Jehovah commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. Common English Bible Aaron did as the LORD commanded Moses, and he put it in front of the covenant document for safekeeping. Catholic Public Domain Version just as the Lord instructed Moses." And so, Aaron placed it in the tabernacle, in reserve. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As the Lord commanded Moses. And Aaron put it in the tabernacle to be kept. |
Nothing was in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had put there at Horeb, , where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt.
Set the mercy seat on top of the ark and put the tablets of the testimony that I will give you into the ark.
In the tent of meeting outside the curtain that is in front of the testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamp from evening until morning before the Lord. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites throughout their generations.
Grind some of it into a fine powder and put some in front of the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It must be especially holy to you.
‘You are to place the altar in front of the curtain by the ark of the testimony #– #in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony #– #where I will meet with you.
When he finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God.
This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, that was recorded at Moses’s command. It was the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
Moses took the testimony and placed it in the ark, and attached the poles to the ark. He set the mercy seat on top of the ark.
Appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They are to transport the tabernacle and all its articles, take care of it, and camp round it.
The Levites are to camp round the tabernacle of the testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the Israelite community.’
The Lord told Moses, ‘Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the testimony to be kept as a sign for the rebels, so that you may put an end to their complaints before me, or else they will die.’
and I went back down the mountain and placed the tablets in the ark I had made. And they have remained there, as the Lord commanded me.’